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GE: Er musste zur Strafe nachsitzen.
EN: He had to stay after school as punishment.

Dobby hat sich zur Strafe die Hände gebügelt.

Dobby ironed his hands as punishment.

— Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002)

Sie sperrt Su-yeon zur Strafe immer in den Schrank ein.

As punishment, she always locks Su-yeon in the closet.

— A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Zur Strafe.

As punishment.

— Django Unchained (2012)

Das war bestimmt zur Strafe.

That must have been a punishment.

— City of Men (2007)